In the revolutionary wake of Impressionism, artists like Vincent van Gogh, Georges Seurat, Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin advanced the style further while firmly rejecting its limitations. Although the artists now associated with Postimpressionist art did not work as part of a group, they collectively employed an approach to expressing moments in time that was even more abstract than that of the Impressionists, and they shared an interest in moving away from naturalistic depictions to more subjective uses of vivid colors and light in their paintings.
The eighth and final Impressionist exhibition was held in Paris in 1886, and Postimpressionism — also spelled Post-Impressionism — is usually dated between then and 1905. The term “Postimpressionism” was coined by British curator and art critic Roger Fry in 1910 at the “Manet and the Postimpressionists” exhibition in London that connected their practices to the pioneering modernist art of Édouard Manet. Many Postimpressionist artists — most of whom lived in France — utilized thickly applied, vibrant pigments that emphasized the brushstrokes on the canvas.
The Postimpressionist movement’s iconic works of art include van Gogh’s The Starry Night (1889) and Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884). Seurat’s approach reflected the experimental spirit of Postimpressionism, as he used Pointillist dots of color that were mixed by the eye of the viewer rather than the hand of the artist. Van Gogh, meanwhile, often based his paintings on observation, yet instilled them with an emotional and personal perspective in which colors and forms did not mirror reality. Alongside Mary Cassatt, Cézanne, Henri Matisse and Gauguin, the Dutch painter was a pupil of Camille Pissarro, the groundbreaking Impressionist artist who boldly organized the first independent painting exhibitions in late-19th-century Paris.
The boundary-expanding work of the Postimpressionist painters, which focused on real-life subject matter and featured a prioritization of geometric forms, would inspire the Nabis, German Expressionism, Cubism and other modern art movements to continue to explore abstraction and challenge expectations for art.
Find a collection of original Postimpressionist paintings, mixed media, prints and other art on 1stDibs.
French Village Landscape at Vigny with Red Roof Houses Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Landscape at Vigny with Red Roof Houses Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 9.5 x 12.5 inches S...
Watercolor
The Bunny's Popcorn
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work balances decorative lightness with an inner rhythm of repetition. The multiplicity of forms suggests continuous emergence — as if one thought gives rise to another, and the...
Canvas, Acrylic
$379Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Fluffy Clouds Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fluffy Clouds over the landscape signed oil on board, unframed board: 9.75 x 13 inches inscribed verso dated 1958 provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and soun...
Canvas, Oil
$520Sale Price|20% Off
“Cottage in Tenerife”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting by the Spanish artist, Teofilo Gelan Ulla. Circa 1970. A series of cottages in an impressionistic landscape. Signed by the artist lower left. Co...
Canvas, Oil
$3,500
Pointillism Skyscrapers Cityscape Oil on Canvas Painting by Le Boreux
Located in Atlanta, GA
A captivating Mid-Century Modern abstract cityscape, this oil on canvas by French artist Le Boreux (20th Century) showcases a dynamic fusion of brutalist architecture and pointillist...
Canvas, Oil
$564Sale Price|20% Off
Mediterranean Street Market Study Mid Century Watercolour by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Mediterranean Street Market Study Mid Century Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8.75...
Watercolor
Arbre en Fleurs, Oil Landscape, French Post-Impressionist
Located in London, GB
Oil on board, mounted on panel, signed lower right Image size: 19 x 23 (48 x 58 cm) Contemporary style handmade frame £10,000 Provenance Artists Estate The Artist Robert Deborne...
Oil, Board
$883Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape with Hut: Catalan Post-Impressionism Oil on Canvas
By Ramón de Capmany i de Montaner
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Landscape with Hut Artist: Ramón de Capmany i de Montaner (1899-1992) Art Movement: Catalan Post-Impressionism Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 13 x 18 inches Framed: No P...
Oil, Canvas
Sweet Embrace
Located in Zofingen, AG
In her artistic practice, the artist often brings together images that appear incompatible at first glance. It is within these unexpected encounters that new associations emerge, whe...
Acrylic
Notre-Dame de Paris Oil on Canvas by Henri André Martin 1960
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Henri-André Martin (1918–2004) — Notre-Dame de Paris, Oil on Canvas, ca. 1960. This elegant oil on canvas by French painter Henri-André Martin, created around 1960, depicts an evoca...
Canvas, Oil
$564Sale Price|20% Off
Paris Place de la Concorde Night Street Scene with Obelisk and Dome Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Paris Place de la Concorde Night Street Scene with Obelisk and Dome Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card unframed Size (H x W): 7.25 x 5...
Watercolor
Henri-André Martin Road in Eygalieres, Alpilles, Provence, Oil on Canvas, 1999
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Henri-André Martin (1918-2004), France, 1999. Road in Eygalieres, Alpilles, Provence. With frame: 52x67 cm - 20.5x26.4 inches. Without frame: 46x61cm - 18.1x24 inche...
Canvas, Oil
$1,580Sale Price|20% Off
"Asian girl" Original contemporary portrait . Vertical . Oil on hardboard
Located in Oslo, NO
In creating this piece, I immersed myself in the delicate balance between strength and vulnerability. Her gaze conveys a narrative of resilience, a silent poise amidst a dreamy backd...
Oil, Acrylic, Board
$1,735Sale Price|20% Off
Vineyard Workers Grape Harvest South of France Large 20th Century French Oil
By Max Toutain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Grape Harvest by Max Toutain (1935-2006) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas : 24 x 29 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the artists ...
Oil
$558Sale Price|20% Off
Garden Gate Stone Walls Trees Lush Landscape and River View Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Garden Gate Stone Walls Trees Lush Landscape and River View Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x...
Watercolor
$881Sale Price|20% Off
Spring Joy 2. Landscape, oil. Impressionismus. Flower. Art gallary.
Located in Oslo, NO
"In the painting "Spring Joy 2" I depicted a bush that blooms every year in May in the place where my route runs when I walk with my dog." said Anna about this landscape painting. "T...
Oil
$3,384
The Gulf Of Morbihan Bretagne Framed French Oil Painting Of The Brittany Coast
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Louis Suire. French ( b.1899 - d.1987 ). Le Golfe Du Morbihan, Bretagne, 1927. (The Gulf Of Morbihan, Brittany, 1927). Oil On Panel. Signed & Dated Lower Right. Image size 14.4 inc...
Panel, Oil
$1,079Sale Price|20% Off
French 20th Century Modernist Signed Oil Men in Blue Jackets Working
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: J.Darras, signed, French mid 20th century Title: The Workmen Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas : 9.5 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection, Fr...
Oil
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
“Sebago Lake, Maine”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is an early original oil on canvas painting of boats on Sebago Lake in Maine by the American artist, Thomas Elston Thorne. Signed lower right and dated 19...
Canvas, Oil
Landscape Sketch
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Hugh Breckenridge’s artistic training began at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1887. The academic precision and attention to detail that mark his portraits and still lif...
Oil, Board
Ruelle a Balazuc Stone Village Alley Ardeche French Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Ruelle a Balazuc Stone Village Alley Ardeche French Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8.25 x 5.5 inches Signed lower right P Neveu, Inscribed lower margin Ruelle à Balazuc. Condition: Good overall condition. Light handling marks and gentle undulation to the paper, consistent with age and watercolor medium. Minor edge wear and soft corners visible. No tears, losses, or restoration observed. Colours remain strong and well preserved. Provenance: From the artist’s studio sale in France; all works by this artist in our collection originate from the artist’s estate. Description: A striking and atmospheric French architectural watercolor...
Watercolor
Rural Stream and Footbridge La Brenne French Landscape Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Rural Stream and Footbridge La Brenne French Landscape Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 7.5 x 11.25 inches ...
Watercolor
French Roquebrune Village Street with Archway Watercolour Landscape
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Roquebrune Village Street with Archway Watercolour Landscape Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Signed lower left “P. Ne...
Watercolor
French Village Landscape at Vigny Val d Oise Watercolor Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Landscape at Vigny Val d Oise Watercolor Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.75 in...
Watercolor
$960Sale Price|20% Off
1900's French Sunlit Yellow House Blooming Trees Post Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Yellow House French Post-Impressionist, early 1900's period Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas: 16 x 10.5 inches Condition: The painting is in lovely condition, with brig...
Oil
$645Sale Price|20% Off
Menton Mediterranean Stone House Steps Sunlit Garden Terracotta Roof Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Menton Mediterranean Stone House Steps Sunlit Garden Terracotta Roof Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W...
Watercolor
Provence Hilltop Village Church and Rooftops French Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Provence Hilltop Village Church and Rooftops French Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Signed lower left “P. Neveu” Size (H...
Watercolor
$1,743
The Joy of a Spring Morning. Horizontal oil painting, floral, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting "Joy of a Spring Morning" (60x70, oil on canvas) is filled with the light and freshness of awakening nature. The artist conveys the morning mood of spring - a clear sky,...
Canvas, Oil
$808Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Nude Woman Long Hair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Nude Woman with Long Black Hair Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 21.5 x 18 inches Provenance: private collecti...
Oil
$471Sale Price|20% Off
Expressive Female Portrait With Raised Hand French Modernist Watercolor Gouache
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Expressive Female Portrait With Raised Hand French Modernist Watercolor Gouache Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on card, unframed Size (H ...
Watercolor, Gouache
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
Girl with Parasol
By Johannes van Leeuwen
Located in Southampton, NY
Circa 1990 Signed lower right Overall size with frame 24 x 20 in.
Oil, Board
$5,000
"Le Jardin à Vaux" circa 1920s Raymond Thibesart (France, 1874-1968) Pastel
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Le Jardin à Vaux" Raymond Thibesart (France, 1874-1968) Pastel on paper, circa 1920s Stamp of studio on reverse: INV Nbr. 823 9 1/2 x 12 (17 1/2 x 14 framed) inches Raymond Thibes...
Pastel, Paper
Cergy French Village Church Landscape Watercolor Rural Val d Oise
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Cergy French Village Church Landscape Watercolor Rural Val d Oise Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.5 inches...
Watercolor
$781Sale Price|20% Off
Portrait of the Artist & His Pipe Mid Century French Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 19 x 25 inches double sided Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting ...
Oil
French Villars Hillside Farmhouse with Cypress Trees Provence Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Villars Hillside Farmhouse with Cypress Trees Provence Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Signed lower left ...
Watercolor
$244Sale Price|20% Off
1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Painting Of The Artist In A White Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artist by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on card, unframed paper: 10 x 6.5 inches very good condition provenance: from the artists estate, France Josine Vignon (1922-2022) was a French artist living on the Rue Beautreillis in the Marais district of Paris. She painted with a beautiful style, largely influenced by the Impressionist and Post Impressionist...
Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Saint Martin de Castillon Village Houses and Luberon Hills Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Saint Martin de Castillon Village Houses and Luberon Hills Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Signed lower left “P. Neveu”...
Watercolor
$1,518Sale Price|20% Off
1960’s French Post Impressionist Signed oil Golden Wheat fields Harvest scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Harvest by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed and stamped verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 11 x 16 inches very good condition - small bits of paint loss shown...
Canvas, Oil
$344Sale Price|20% Off
Contemporary abstract floral inspired by Van Gogh, Matisse "Blooms of summer"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Blooms of Summer" is a contemporary abstract expressionist floral painting by French artist Natalya Mougenot. This vibrant acrylic painting on paper belongs to her ongoing expressiv...
Paper, Acrylic
French River Bridge Landscape from Elevated View Watercolor Painting
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French River Bridge Landscape from Elevated View Watercolor Painting Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 19.75 x 25.5 inc...
Watercolor
Draft Horses at an Amsterdam Construction Site painting postimpressionist
By Marie Henri Mackenzie
Located in PARIS, FR
Marie Henri Mackenzie (Rotterdam, 1878–Hilversum, 1961) Draft Horses at an Amsterdam Construction Site, circa 1915 Oil on panel 50 × 70 cm (19.7 × 27.6 in.) 69 × 89 cm (27.2 × 35 in....
Oil, Panel
The Nativity Goat
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Goat from the Nativity Play” appears as an image of self-sufficiency that requires no validation. The figure occupies space with confidence, and from that confidence emerges a gestu...
Canvas, Acrylic
$596Sale Price|20% Off
Charming Hilltop Village Scene with Red-Tiled Rooftops and Cypress Trees
By Regine David
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Charming Hilltop Village Scene by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) oil painting on board, unframed board: 11 x 14 inches condition: This painting is in excellent condit...
Oil
$211Sale Price|20% Off
HENRI MILOCH (1898-1979) SIGNED 1930'S OIL PAINTING - PORTRAIT OF A DAPPER GENT
By Henri Miloch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) signed and dated lower left 1934 oil painting on unstretched canvas, unframed canvas: 19 x 16 inches Very decorative 1930's oil painti...
Oil
$537Sale Price|20% Off
French Village Church Vineyards Autumn Landscape Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Church Vineyards Autumn Landscape Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 8.5 inches...
Watercolor
In the Same Rhythm
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, I am interested in a state where separation begins to dissolve. The figures do not fully merge, but exist within the same rhythm, within the same field. This is not abo...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
$585Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape Castle Distant Village Trees and Sunlit Fields Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Landscape Castle Distant Village Trees and Sunlit Fields Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 6.25 x 8....
Watercolor
"Nude Boy with Open Shirt" French Blue Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical scene of a nude boy wearing an open shirt and sandals. The bright colors and quick brush strokes are what makes this painting so attractive and desi...
Oil, Board
$2,000
"Snow at Washington Square Park" Impressionist Painting Style Johann Berthelsen
Located in New York, NY
A charming depiction of Snow in New York City by Washington Square Park on a cold snowy evening with city lights and buildings captured in the distanc...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Yves Ganne, 'Pont de Paris', French, post impressionist, 1970
By Yves Ganne
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Yves Ganne (French, 1931 – 2019) Pont de Paris, circa 1970 Oil on canvas 23.3/4 x 28.3/4 in. (60 x 73 cm.) Provenance: From the estate of the artist Born in Angers, Anjou, in 1931,...
Canvas, Oil
$493Sale Price|20% Off
Evening Harbour Scene Brittany Coast Watercolour Seascape by Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Evening Harbour Scene Brittany Coast Watercolour Seascape by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed Size (H x W): 6.75 x 9 inc...
Watercolor
Flow
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work, for me, is about the moment when an inner state stops holding its shape. It moves beyond the body, expands, and changes as it unfolds. It was important for me not to contr...
Canvas, Acrylic
The Hostess Treats
Located in Zofingen, AG
The invitation unfolds as a staged moment. The smile belongs to the costume, the gesture to the game. The offering is made with assurance, without explanation and without haste. The...
Canvas, Acrylic
Harbour with Domed Tower and Moored Boats Watercolor Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Harbour with Domed Tower and Moored Boats Watercolor Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 14.75 x 9.75 inches...
Watercolor
French Harbour with Moored Boat and Town Buildings Watercolor Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Harbour with Moored Boat and Town Buildings Watercolor Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 16.5 x 11 ...
Watercolor
Castellane Provence Village Rooftops and Hills French Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Castellane Provence Village Rooftops and Hills French Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 5.25 x 7.25 inches S...
Watercolor
"Little Girl in White Dress" Impressionist Girl Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical portrait of a young girl. The bright colors and quick brushstrokes are what make this painting so attractive and desirable. The piece is done in a h...
Canvas, Oil
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
Oil on canvas, French Pop Impressionism, Boats on the Shore, Mainie
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing French oil on canvas, signed Mainié in the lower left corner, depicts a pleasant and picturesque coastal scene with fishing boats on the sand, small houses, and a rocky lands...
Canvas
$881
French Harbour Town with Church and Boats Watercolor French Modern Pierre Neveu
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Harbour Town with Church and Boats Watercolor French Modern Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size (H x W): 11.5 ...
Watercolor
$504Sale Price|20% Off
French Hilltop Village Path Sunlit Houses Terracotta Roofs and Blue Sky
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Hilltop Village Path Sunlit Houses Terracotta Roofs and Blue Sky Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W): 9.75 ...
Watercolor